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Hosea 5:4 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Hosea 5:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 5 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD. They will: or, Their doings will not suffer them frame: Heb. give”
Hosea 5:4 (KJV)
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Commentary on Hosea 5:4
Shallow repentance insufficient: 'They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.' The Hebrew לֹא יִתְּנוּ מַעַלְלֵיהֶם לָשׁוּב אֶל־אֱלֹהֵיהֶם (lo yittenu ma'alelhem lashuv el-Eloheihem): 'their deeds do not permit them to return to their God.' Sin has created such bondage that repentance becomes impossible apart from divine intervention. The 'spirit of whoredoms' (רוּחַ זְנוּנִים, ruach zenunim) indwelling them prevents turning. They lack true knowledge (יָדַע, yada') of YHWH—the intimate covenant ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 5:4
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“and answer to a stick of wood. Indeed the spirit of prostitution has led them astray”
“And hereby we do know that we know him”
“that he has understanding”
“and they shall be dried up; for it is a land of engraved images”
“nor me.”
“but I know him. If I said”
“that the light has come into the world”
“God sends them a working of error”
“that I am Yahweh: and they shall be my people”
“because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn't your father eat and drink”